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Names starting with R

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with R in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #48Riley“rye + clearing, meadow”4,441 babies
  2. #64RubyEditor’s note Up from #83 in 2015 to #64 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 450 US girls in the 2025 records3,554 babies
  3. #114RoseEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1917, with 9,783 babies; 2,386 in 20252,386 babies
  4. #116RaelynnEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #116 vs #2,440 in 20252,326 babies
  5. #137RyleeVariant of Riley, meaning “rye + clearing, meadow”2,118 babies
  6. #145RemiEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #502 in 2015, #145 in 20252,023 babies
  7. #171Rosalie“rose”1,797 babies
  8. #173RuthEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 26,102 babies; 1,781 in 20251,781 babies
  9. #192Reese“ardor”1,631 babies
  10. #219RiverFrom the word “river”1,401 babies
  11. #230Rory“red-haired king”1,332 babies
  12. #248Reagan“descendant of Riagán”1,244 babies
  13. #249Rowan“little red one”1,240 babies
  14. #250Rachel“ewe”1,225 babies
  15. #251Rosemary“dew of the sea”1,222 babies
  16. #283RosieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #775 in 2015, #283 in 20251,088 babies
  17. #343RyleighEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #343 vs #1,197 in 2025891 babies
  18. #349Rebecca“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”872 babies
  19. #369RayaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,209 in 2015, #369 in 2025831 babies
  20. #395Regina“queen”786 babies
  21. #404RavenEditor’s note Up from #486 in 2015 to #404 in 2025 in the US771 babies
  22. #451ReignEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,112 in 2015, #451 in 2025682 babies
  23. #476RylieEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #476 vs #1,454 in 2025644 babies
  24. #481Renata“reborn”635 babies
  25. #502RaelynEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #502 vs #3,705 in 2025592 babies
  26. #505RaeganEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 9 babies589 babies
  27. #511Remington“settlement by the boundary stream”580 babies
  28. #529RominaEditor’s note 569 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales569 babies
  29. #582ReinaEditor’s note Up from #952 in 2015 to #582 in 2025 in the US510 babies
  30. #594ReynaSpanish, meaning “queen”493 babies
  31. #608RosaliaSame root as Rosalie, meaning “rose”481 babies
  32. #628RivkaSame root as Rebecca, meaning “enchantingly beautiful, captivating…464 babies
  33. #639RheaEditor’s note Up from #994 in 2015 to #639 in 2025 in the US452 babies
  34. #652Rosa“rose”441 babies
  35. #680RosalinaForm of Rosalie, meaning “rose”417 babies
  36. #694RomyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,382 in 2015, #694 in 2025407 babies
  37. #694RowynEditor’s note Used for both: 85% of US babies named Rowyn in 2025 were girls407 babies
  38. #704RobinDiminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”400 babies
  39. #712RyanEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #712 vs #5,927 in 2025393 babies
  40. #718RemyEditor’s note Used for both: 33% of US babies named Remy in 2025 were girls390 babies
  41. #733RamonaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1928, with 2,239 babies; 373 in 2025373 babies
  42. #755RynleeEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #9,481 in 2015, #755 in 2025359 babies
  43. #778RuthieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,600 in 2015, #778 in 2025349 babies
  44. #782RoyaltyEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2001, with 6 babies347 babies
  45. #795RaynaEditor’s note Down from #722 in 2015 to #795 in 2025 in the US342 babies
  46. #817RomiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1961, with 5 babies333 babies
  47. #884Rebekah“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”302 babies
  48. #904RayneEditor’s note Used for both: 80% of US babies named Rayne in 2025 were girls293 babies
  49. #914RainaEditor’s note Up from #920 in 2015 to #914 in 2025 in the US287 babies
  50. #954RosaleeEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #954 vs #4,867 in 2025270 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #42RomanEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #42 in 20256,162 babies
  2. #59Rowan“little red one”5,212 babies
  3. #92Robert“shining glory”3,772 babies
  4. #99RyanEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 29,905 babies; 3,532 in 20253,532 babies
  5. #111RiverFrom the word “river”3,139 babies
  6. #132RyderFrom a surname for “a rider, cavalryman, or knight”2,710 babies
  7. #182RykerEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #182 vs #1,066 in 20252,003 babies
  8. #188Rhett“advice”1,936 babies
  9. #199Rory“red-haired king”1,768 babies
  10. #207Riley“rye + clearing, meadow”1,666 babies
  11. #218RafaelVariant of Raphael, meaning “God cures/has healed”1,639 babies
  12. #234Richard“king, ruler + hard, brave”1,505 babies
  13. #247RonanIrish, meaning “little seal”1,406 babies
  14. #293ReidEditor’s note Steady in the US: #278 in 2015 and #293 in 20251,150 babies
  15. #301RomeoEditor’s note Up from #380 in 2015 to #301 in 2025 in the US1,129 babies
  16. #307Remington“settlement by the boundary stream”1,105 babies
  17. #345RussellEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 7,487 babies; 944 in 2025944 babies
  18. #380RicardoSame root as Richard, meaning “king, ruler + hard, brave”833 babies
  19. #394Raphael“God cures/has healed”807 babies
  20. #394Raymond“advice + protection”807 babies
  21. #408RemyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #112 vs #408 in 2025781 babies
  22. #410RhysWelsh, from Old Welsh Ris, meaning “ardor, fiery warrior”778 babies
  23. #416Rylanpossibly “rye field”771 babies
  24. #417Reed“to clear out”770 babies
  25. #432RaidenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #432 vs #934 in 2025739 babies
  26. #452RomeEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,406 in 2015, #452 in 2025694 babies
  27. #459RoccoEditor’s note Up from #463 in 2015 to #459 in 2025 in the US679 babies
  28. #460ReeceEditor’s note Used for both: 77% of US babies named Reece in 2025 were boys675 babies
  29. #476RoyalEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #476 vs #2,014 in 2025640 babies
  30. #480RubenEditor’s note Down from #374 in 2015 to #480 in 2025 in the US632 babies
  31. #486Rowen“rowan tree”617 babies
  32. #491RodrigoEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #491 vs #1,613 in 2025614 babies
  33. #499RoyceEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #499 vs #1,307 in 2025606 babies
  34. #504Roninpossibly “a ronin”600 babies
  35. #525Roy“king”570 babies
  36. #529RidgeFrom the word “ridge”566 babies
  37. #532RioEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,567 in 2015, #532 in 2025563 babies
  38. #568Rocky“surname”520 babies
  39. #569RobertoSpanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Robert, meaning “shining glory”519 babies
  40. #575RhodesFrom the word “rodes”511 babies
  41. #588RayanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #178 vs #588 in 2025499 babies
  42. #602Reese“ardor”475 babies
  43. #607Roland“fame-land”466 babies
  44. #634RaulEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 1,519 babies; 440 in 2025440 babies
  45. #637Ronald“advice + power”438 babies
  46. #703RobinDiminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”382 babies
  47. #703Ryland“rye + land”382 babies
  48. #715RyattEditor’s note 376 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales376 babies
  49. #739RudyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #155 vs #739 in 2025354 babies
  50. #769ReignEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1994, with 5 babies333 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #24RosieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #24 vs #283 in 20251,343 babies
  2. #38RubyEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #38 in 2025 in England & Wales. Short and simple: 4 letters1,032 babies
  3. #67RoseEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #65 in 2015 and #67 in 2025666 babies
  4. #76RobynForm of Robert, meaning “shining glory”611 babies
  5. #82RayaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #496 in 2015, #82 in 2025547 babies
  6. #96Rosa“rose”470 babies
  7. #168RiverFrom the word “river”287 babies
  8. #172RemiEditor’s note Used for both: 51% of England & Wales babies named Remi in 2025 were girls282 babies
  9. #172RomyEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #760 in 2015, #172 in 2025282 babies
  10. #186Riley“rye + clearing, meadow”270 babies
  11. #250RobinDiminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”186 babies
  12. #261Rosalie“rose”178 babies
  13. #274RehmatEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #274 vs #2,076 in 2025166 babies
  14. #353RaeDiminutive of Rachel, meaning “ewe”121 babies
  15. #381ReyaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,452 in 2015, #381 in 2025111 babies
  16. #388RheaEditor’s note Up from #570 in 2015 to #388 in 2025 in England & Wales109 babies
  17. #394Rachel“ewe”106 babies
  18. #403RomiEditor’s note Used for both: 79% of England & Wales babies named Romi in 2025 were girls101 babies
  19. #413Rebecca“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”98 babies
  20. #419ReevaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #419 vs #2,859 in 202597 babies
  21. #423Rowan“little red one”96 babies
  22. #444RavenEditor’s note Used for both: 83% of England & Wales babies named Raven in 2025 were girls90 babies
  23. #460RahmaSwahili, meaning “mercy, compassion”87 babies
  24. #483RuqayyahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #483 vs #4,265 in 202582 babies
  25. #490Rosemary“dew of the sea”81 babies
  26. #531RomieEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 75 in 202575 babies
  27. #538RumaysaEditor’s note Up from #625 in 2015 to #538 in 2025 in England & Wales74 babies
  28. #542ReemEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #542 vs #1,534 in 202573 babies
  29. #542RuthEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #173 vs #542 in 202573 babies
  30. #551RomillyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #551 vs #7,491 in 202572 babies
  31. #630ReneeVariant of Renée, meaning “reborn, stemmed”62 babies
  32. #634ReinaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,945 in 2015, #634 in 202561 babies
  33. #667RaeyaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #667 vs #2,822 in 202556 babies
  34. #667RosannaEditor’s note Down from #637 in 2015 to #667 in 2025 in England & Wales56 babies
  35. #684RahaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #684 vs #1,942 in 202554 babies
  36. #684RumaisaEditor’s note Up from #942 in 2015 to #684 in 2025 in England & Wales54 babies
  37. #705RaynaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,601 in 2015, #705 in 202552 babies
  38. #719RitaEditor’s note Up from #735 in 2015 to #719 in 2025 in England & Wales51 babies
  39. #733RayahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,711 in 2015, #733 in 202550 babies
  40. #733ReignEditor’s note Used for both: 30% of England & Wales babies named Reign in 2025 were girls50 babies
  41. #733RueEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,945 in 2015, #733 in 202550 babies
  42. #747RemyEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,195 in 2015, #747 in 202549 babies
  43. #747RomaEditor’s note Up from #1,057 in 2015 to #747 in 2025 in England & Wales49 babies
  44. #763RiyaEditor’s note Down from #577 in 2015 to #763 in 2025 in England & Wales48 babies
  45. #778RaineEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,783 in 2015, #778 in 202547 babies
  46. #807RaniaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #807 vs #2,645 in 202545 babies
  47. #807RivaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,649 in 2015, #807 in 202545 babies
  48. #816RaiyaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,945 in 2015, #816 in 202544 babies
  49. #834RuqayyaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #834 vs #5,099 in 202543 babies
  50. #845RenaeEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #845 vs #3,249 in 202542 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #17Rory“red-haired king”1,760 babies
  2. #27RomanEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #88 in 2015, #27 in 20251,420 babies
  3. #29ReubenEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #29 vs #883 in 20251,412 babies
  4. #30Rowan“little red one”1,398 babies
  5. #37ReggieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #91 in 2015, #37 in 20251,312 babies
  6. #39RonnieDiminutive of Ronald, meaning “advice + power”1,281 babies
  7. #79RupertSame root as Robert, meaning “shining glory”670 babies
  8. #83Riley“rye + clearing, meadow”619 babies
  9. #96RalphEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #96 vs #1,046 in 2025541 babies
  10. #100RubenEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #100 vs #480 in 2025527 babies
  11. #109RobinDiminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”485 babies
  12. #110RiverFrom the word “river”481 babies
  13. #112RemyEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #334 in 2015, #112 in 2025476 babies
  14. #135RyanEditor’s note Down from #69 in 2015 to #135 in 2025 in England & Wales374 babies
  15. #142Raphael“God cures/has healed”368 babies
  16. #155RudyEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #331 in 2015, #155 in 2025341 babies
  17. #164Robert“shining glory”310 babies
  18. #166RioEditor’s note Up from #267 in 2015 to #166 in 2025 in England & Wales305 babies
  19. #178RayanEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #184 in 2015 and #178 in 2025291 babies
  20. #183RemiEditor’s note Used for both: 49% of England & Wales babies named Remi in 2025 were boys274 babies
  21. #189RafaelVariant of Raphael, meaning “God cures/has healed”266 babies
  22. #193RaffertyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #193 vs #6,143 in 2025262 babies
  23. #195RayyanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #195 vs #1,008 in 2025261 babies
  24. #198RomeoEditor’s note Up from #346 in 2015 to #198 in 2025 in England & Wales260 babies
  25. #201RafeDiminutive of Raphael, meaning “God cures/has healed”255 babies
  26. #215RonanIrish, meaning “little seal”232 babies
  27. #228ReginaldEditor’s note Up from #435 in 2015 to #228 in 2025 in England & Wales217 babies
  28. #228Rex“king”217 babies
  29. #233RomeEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #833 in 2015, #233 in 2025215 babies
  30. #244RalphieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #244 vs #7,679 in 2025199 babies
  31. #246RoccoEditor’s note Down from #139 in 2015 to #246 in 2025 in England & Wales192 babies
  32. #274Rohan“to ascend”165 babies
  33. #319Rian“descendant of Riaghan / Rian”140 babies
  34. #367ReignEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,279 in 2015, #367 in 2025114 babies
  35. #376RudiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #376 vs #8,910 in 2025110 babies
  36. #379RenleyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #379 vs #4,050 in 2025109 babies
  37. #387RuebenEditor’s note Up from #557 in 2015 to #387 in 2025 in England & Wales107 babies
  38. #389RhysWelsh, from Old Welsh Ris, meaning “ardor, fiery warrior”106 babies
  39. #422ReidEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #856 in 2015, #422 in 202595 babies
  40. #427RenEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,020 in 2015, #427 in 202593 babies
  41. #431Richard“king, ruler + hard, brave”92 babies
  42. #452RaifeEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #452 vs #2,539 in 202585 babies
  43. #478RyderFrom a surname for “a rider, cavalryman, or knight”81 babies
  44. #494Rufus“red”78 babies
  45. #497RuairiIrish, from Old Irish Ruaidrí, meaning “red-haired king”77 babies
  46. #507RafiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #507 vs #2,884 in 202576 babies
  47. #517RayaanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #517 vs #2,230 in 202575 babies
  48. #522Rocky“surname”74 babies
  49. #563RicoEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #563 vs #1,793 in 202569 babies
  50. #563RobbieDiminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”69 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).